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‘Dead Man Down’ has its loopy charms
Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell costar in “Dead Man Down.”

John Baer

Niels Arden Oplev’s film is a violent crime thriller that has its melodramatic charms before the story gets stupid.

The headstone of Mary Paine, who died Dec. 31, 1713, at 15 months old, was discovered by Roland McCandlish during a 1955 tour of Copp’s Hill Burying Ground in the North End of Boston.

300-year-old tombstone stolen in 1955 is returned

The sailor who took the headstone sees his act as rescuing it from the North End toolshed where he found it.

Stephanie Hunt (left) and Megan Mullally are Nancy and Beth, a band the two actresses only recently formed.

Megan Mullally takes it on the road with Nancy and Beth

Nancy and Beth, the roots-rockin’ band Mullally fronts with fellow actress Stephanie Hunt, plays the Wilbur Theatre Sunday.

Red wine, anti-aging link supported in new study

A new study supports recent findings that an ingredient in red wine lengthens life in yeast.

Tyler Seguin (top, left) is congratulated by Brad Marchand (bottom, left), Patrice Bergeron (bottom, right), and Johnny Boychuk after Seguin’s 2nd-period goal put the Bruins ahead, 2-1.

Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2

Boston’s back-to-back losses end

The Bruins kept the Maple Leafs from scoring until the second period at TD Garden and were back on top as winners.

Up to 10 inches of snow expected in Boston

Some areas could get more than a foot of snow, and coastal flood warnings will continue during the high tide tonight and Friday.

Warren continues pressuring regulators

Senator Elizabeth Warren hit banking regulators today, citing a British bank caught laundering drug money.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Fujita%20post%20verdict%202--90x90.jpg Nathaniel Fujita found guilty inWayland murder

Fujita, 20, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his former high school girlfriend, Lauren Astley in 2011.

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The 2013 film “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi.

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‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ never finds its groove
Logan airport on Feb. 10, after the blizzard.

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Funds up in the air
June 13, 1926: The play of light on the marble of the grand staircase lead one up to the twin lions on pedestals at the turn of the stairs. The lions were made from unpolished Siena marble by sculptor Louis Saint-Gaudens. They are memorials to the Second and Twentieth Massachusetts Civil War infantry regiments.

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Names

Overcrowded RH party still talk on the town
Kayvan Khalatbari, who runs a dispensary, has branched out into medical marijuana business consulting.

Medical marijuana firms eye Mass.

Former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi with his wife, Debbie, in Boston.

Imprisoned DiMasi weak with cancer, wife says
Thomas J. May of Westwood, chief executive of Northeast Utilities.

Northeast Utilities won’t reveal chief’s full pay
Will Wes Welker still be with the Patriots after his contract situation is settled?

On Football

NFL misinformation about to go into overload

Tech Lab

Taking control of your phone, the hard way
No matter where he goes, Justin Bieber sports his drop-pants look: (from left) when meeting fans, performing, and on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.”

Justin Bieber, please stop wearing terrible drop-crotch pants

For fall/winter 2013 GANT by Michael Bastian takes inspiration from the iconic works of American art- ist and painter Norman Rockwell. The presention of his line of clothing called “Stockbridge.”

Style

Designer finds inspiration in Norman Rockwell
Clockwise from top: the break out area, the living wall, and one of the scrum stations at Perkins + Will architecture firm.

Design

Perkins + Will creates an architectural laboratory

Sports

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Bruins notebook

Claude Julien’s Bruins have had trouble converting prime scoring chances.

Bruins have repair work to do

After back-to-back 4-3 setbacks to the Canadiens and Capitals, it appears the Bruins have some fixing to do.

Metro

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Maria Vargas, a senior at East Boston High School, said she avoids walking around late at night. Vargas tries to use the public transportation system, get a ride from a friend, or hail a cab.

Pedestrians on edge after East Boston robberies

Police have increased their presence and warned pedestrians to be vigilant after four robberies were reported over five days recently in the Maverick Square area.

Columnists

JOAN VENNOCHI

With Cahill, a good law and a weak case

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Chavez death creates risk, opportunity
Mitt Romney told Chris Wallace, “It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done.”

SCOT LEHIGH

Romney’s look back
Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz is seeking a return to his 2010 form — a 17-7 record and 2.33 ERA.

Christopher L. Gasper

Now must be Clay Buchholz’s time to shine
A man carried a bucket filled with waste to be discarded, in a slum area in Port-au-Prince in this Dec. 17, 2012, photo. The country is fighting a cholera epidemic in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake.

Adrian Walker

From Andrew Square, taking on the UN for Haiti
Is Jackie Bradley Jr. ready for his closeup as a major leaguer? Maybe not, but he is creating a lot of buzz in Red Sox camp.

Christopher L. Gasper

Is Jackie Bradley Jr. ready for Boston?

JEFF JACOBY

English language unites Americans
Jose Iglesias

Christopher L. Gasper

Will Iglesias still have a place with Red Sox?
A family walked past a campaign billboard for presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate, William Ruto, on the outskirts of Nairobi on Feb. 26.

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America’s best export: Politics

Dan Shaughnessy

Dan Shaughnessy’s random sports thoughts
Bonnie Franklin, left, is seen with Mackenzie Phillips, top, and Valerie Bertinelli, who starred in “One Day at a Time” from 1975 to 1984.

JOANNA WEISS

Bonnie Franklin, reality mom
Army Staff Sergeant Greg Pizzute, with daughters Kayleigh, 4; Bella, 2; and Noelle, 11.

Kevin Cullen

Clear-eyed in oft-overlooked war

Nation & World

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CIA Director nominee John Brennan testified during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Senate confirms John Brennan as CIA chief

After a late struggle over the president’s power to order drone strikes, Brennan was confirmed to be the next CIA director.

Politics

Republican Representative Paul Ryan and President Obama are expected to meet soon.

GOP budget would keep Medicare cuts, tax increases

The GOP budget would preserve Medicare cuts that their presidential nominee loudly denounced last year.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

Facebook adds more personal touches to news feed

The redesign, which began rolling out Thursday, ushers in more ways for users to control the types of posts that appear in their feeds.

Arts

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BLO music director David Angus will be joined by Caroline Worra, John Tessier, Emily Hindrichs, and Sarah Coburn for performances in the upcoming season.

Boston Lyric Opera announces new season

The 2013-14 season will feature new productions of four operas: Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” Bellini’s “I Puritani,” and Jack Beeson’s “Lizzie Borden.”

Style

Fairey, Karmaloop team on antigun design

At first glance, the latest Shepard Fairey T-shirt design with Karmaloop.com might be offensive to some, but it is meant to convey an anti-gun-violence message.

Magazine

The cover for the March 3 2013 issue

Getting through to your kids in the digital age
The cover for the February 24 2013 issue

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger & Catherine Greig’s story
The cover for the February 17 2013 issue

A trip to Rio de Janeiro, without leaving Boston
The cover for the February 10 2013 issue

Change on the Mystic

Opinion

“The outcome in the Cahill case may discourage some prosecutors from enforcing the new law. But this isn’t a case of bad law.”

Joan Vennochi 

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Beginning in the 1930s, New England ski trails quickly expanded, and today skiing isn’t the quaint small business it once was.

Ideas

“To proponents of this speculative new field, understanding the legal status of robots is key to how we want society to work once humans are no longer the only ones making important decisions.”

Leon Neyfakh on robot law